Mottram v. United States

This is a suit brought by the plaintiff, George William Mottram, a British subject, against the United States to reC0A7er a sum of something OA^er $200,000. It is alleged by *315tlie plaintiff that at an auction sale of stores belonging to the United States held at Slough, England, on June 2o, 1919, he bought and paid for a certain lot of Garlock steam packing which was put up for sale by an agent of the United States; that the quantity of said packing so purchased by him was not delivered to him, and that although the money which he paid for said packing has been returned to him he is entitled…